Ottawa has confirmed the death of Canadian mining executive Kirk Woodman in Burkina Faso. Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada is working on the investigation with authorities in the west African country. (The Canadian Press)

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Police have laid charges including attempted murder against 30-year-old Abdulahi Hasan Sharif after Saturday’s attacks on a police officer and pedestrians in Edmonton. The RCMP said on Monday no terrorism charges have been laid.

Edmonton police say an attack on an officer outside a football game and a high-speed chase of a cube van that left four people injured are being investigated as acts of terrorism. Edmonton's police chief says one person is in custody.

Therapy dogs are being used to help ease tensions and lift spirits at a St. John’s, N.L., jail. Inmate Brandon Phillips is facing trial on a charge of first-degree murder and says the dogs could help with his rehabilitation.

Stephen Poloz says youth unemployment and underployment is the issue that troubles him “most personally.” The Bank of Canada governor says it’s been a “tough go” for many young people in the recovery from the financial crisis.

Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says it’s key to have a chapter on the environment in the renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement. McKenna says Canada wants to maintain the “right to regulate” resources such as drinking water.

As NAFTA talks entered their third round in Ottawa on Monday, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is calling the process “very accelerated.” U.S. chief negotiator John Melle said talks are moving at “warp speed.”

Former prime minister Brian Mulroney, one of the architects of NAFTA, met Friday with Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland on the renegotiations of the trade deal. Mulroney said NAFTA creates millions of jobs in the U.S.

Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says she was disappointed by a tweet from Conservative MP Gerry Ritz referring to her as a “climate Barbie.” McKenna says she would rather discuss her work than have to respond to sexist comments.

Hundreds of RCMP officers attended the Moncton, N.B., funeral of Const. Frank Deschenes, who was killed last week in a traffic collision. In a eulogy, a friend spoke of Deschenes' excitement at marrying the "woman of his dreams.”